Paul,
It appears that the word 'top' is used to in conjuction with a few other
words to indicate which of the ports is the outlet. Your reference to both
ports facing forward is a tough one for me to handle since the setup on the 77
(the big donut) can only have them on the right or left. I guess the action of
the pump is such that there is no preferred orintation. Thanks for the
response.
Bud Krueger
Paul Hunt wrote:
> My 73 has both ports facing forward. On my spare pump I note that 'TOP' is
> embossed into the casting by the ports in such a postion that one might
> easily assume that the ports should face upwards. However the opposite side
> of the same casting (i.e. either side of the 'delivery flow smoothing device
> cover') is also embossed 'TOP', meaning that if one 'TOP' faced upwards, the
> other would be facing downwards. I can only conclude that said 'delivery
> smoothing device cover' should be at the top i.e. both ports facing
> forwards.
>
> Which was where I came in.
>
> (Shades of the Naval shells where "the bottom of the shell shall be clearly
> marked 'TOP'")
>
> PaulH.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ccrobins <ccrobins@ktc.com>
> To: Bud Krueger <bkrueger@ici.net>
> Cc: MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Date: 10 January 1999 06:59
> Subject: Re: Fuel Pump Orientation 77MGB
>
> >Bud,
> >
> > If you look at the pump it says "Top" by the outlet side. I asked the
> >same question when I took the Midget pump out of mine and installed the
> >B pump. No one answered me definitvely so I looked under a lot of Bs.
> >;^) Anyhoo, I installed mine with the outlet on top because that's the
> >way it was installed in the Bs that looked original. Had to do some
> >fancy tubing bending to get the new rigid line from the tank to mate up.
> >A DPO had butchered the old line.
> > Interestingly, the photos in my Porter's, "Guide to Purchase and DIY
> >Restoration" show the pump in two different orientations. Go figure.
> >
> > It work OK in the orientation I described. Now if I could just get
> >the damned fittings to quit seeping! Anyone got a neat trick to take
> >care of that?
> >
> > Charley Robinson
> > '69 B
> >
> >
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